The authors of tawarikh were learned men. They were secretaries, administrators, poets and courtiers who recounted events as well as advised rulers on governance, emphasising the importance of just rule. The authors of tawarikh lived in cities mainly in Delhi and therefore they were cut off from the village. They used to write histories in praise of the Sultans and in return got rich rewards. These authors advised rulers that they should follow an ideal social order based on birthright and gender distinctions. Common mass had nothing to do with their ideas. One such example of gender distinction can be seen from the fact that in 1236 AD, Sultan Iltutmish's daughter, Raziya, became the Sultana because she was more able and qualified than her brothers. But she was removed from the throne in 1240 because the nobles did not want a female ruling them.